Combined registering and supporting cabinet.



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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROSS H. TRICKLE, OF NEWARKfOHIO.

COMBINED REGISTERING AND SUPPORTING CABINET.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Ross H. TRIoKLE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newark, in the county of Licking and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Registering andSupporting Cabinets; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in combinedregistering and supporting cabinets and is designed more particularlyfor barbers use and my object is to provide a cabinet on which arearranged a plurality of compartments for the reception of bottlescontaining various ingredients.

A further object is to provide a register and means operated by theweight of the bottle for registering the number of times the bottle isremoved from its respective compartment.

A further object is to provide means for limiting the rotation of theregister.

A further object is to provide means for returning the registers totheir initial positions when desired.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter set forth and pointedout in the specification.

In the accompanying drawings, which are made a part of this application,Figure 1 is a perspective view of the cabinet ready for use. Fig. 2 is atransverse vertical sec tional view through the central portion of thecabinet. Fig. 3 is a similar view through one end of the cabinet, and,Fig. 4 is an elevation of one of the registering wheels removed from thecabinet.

Referring to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designatecorrespond ing parts throughout the several views, 1 indicates thecabinet frame, which may be, if desired, preferably oblong and isprovided at its ends with compartments 2 and 3 for the reception ofconsecutively numbered slips 4 and 5, respectively. The compartment 2preferably contains two sets of slips, one set of which is to be usedwhen the customer is given a hair cut and the other set when thecustomers neck is shaved while the slips in the compartment 3 are to beused for shaving purposes.

The slips of paper are engaged at their Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 21, 1911.

Patented Dec. 31, 1912.

Serial No. 639,808.

inner ends with rods 6 which are in turn attached to boards 7, whichboards rest upon the bottom portion of the compartments 2 and 3, theinner ends of said boards having staples 8 attached thereto which extendthrough openings 9 in the rear wall of the cabinet frame and are securedin any suitable manner, as by ineans of padlocks 10 or the like. Bysecuring the slips in this manner it will be impossible to supply a newset of slips until the padlock is released from the staples. Immediatelybelow the compartments 2 and 3 are formed auxiliary compartments 11 forthe reception of razors, combs and other implements used by barbers.

The slips in the compartments 2 and 3 being consecutively numbered, itis an easy matter to keep track of the number of persons shaved or givena hair out and all that is necessary to accomplish this result is toremove one slip each time a customer is shaved and also when given ahair cut or neck shave. It is also desirable to keep record of eachapplication of hair tonic or similar lotions and also of the applicationof shampooing and massage lotions and the principal part of thisinvention is the mechanism for accomplishing this last object, whichconsists in providing the upper rear face of that portion of the cabinetbetween the compartment-s 2 and 3 with a number of receptacles 12 inwhich are to be placed bottles and jars containing the various ton ics,shampoo lotions, etc, each receptacle containing a certain price markindicating the cost of the application of that particular lotion.

In order to register the removal of the bottles or the like from eachreceptacle, a plurality of disks 13 are placed upon a rod let extendinglongitudinally of the cabinet, there being one disk for each receptacleand on said disks are placed numerals 15, ranging consecutively from oneto any desired number. These disks are rotated a predetermined distancewhen the bottle is returned to the receptacle and this is accomplishedby placing a spring plate 15 in each receptacle, one end of the platebeing anchored while the other end is movable and which when the bottleis removed, rests at an angle to the bottom of the receptacle.

Depending from the free end of the plate is a plunger 16 which extendsthrough the bottom of the receptacle and engages a spring arm 17, whichin turn carries a swinging pawl 18 arranged to consecutively engageteeth 19 on the disk and rotate the same when the pawl is lowered. Thedisks 13 are held against rotation in one direction by means of a springtongue 20, one end of which is secured and carried by the floor section21 of the various receptacles, said fioor section being in turn securedto the rear wall of the cabinet by means of hinges 22.

The disks are limited in their rotating movement by means of stop pins23 and 24c carried by the disks and floor sections of the cabinetrespectively so that it will be im possible to removethe bottles anumber of times and then rotate the disk a suflicient distance toindicate a less number of removals of the bottle. When the disks havemade a complete revolution the floor section 21 is swung upwardly andthe spring tongues 20 disengaged from the disk when the coiled springs25 will restore the disks to their initial or starting positions. Assoon as this is accomplished the floor section is again lowered andsecured in its closed position by any suitable form of lock 26 and as noone but the proprietor is provided wit-h a key to operate said lock itwill be impossible for any one to change or tamper with the registeruntil the tally or count is verified.

Immediately in'front of the registers is placed a cash drawer 27, whichis normally closed by means of a door 28, one end of which is hingedlysecured to the forward edge of the floor section 21 and by thisarrangement each individual person or barber makes his own change, anaccurate account of the money so received being indicated by the numberson the disks and the numbers on the various slips, the numbers on thedisks being seen through a window 29 formed in the wall 30 dividing theregisters or disks from the cash drawer.

The number on the disk in front of the window will indicate the numberof times the bottles have been used, while the visible numbers on theslips will indicate the number of individual slips used and by.multiplying said numbers by the cost price as indicated on the variousreceptacles or above the slips, the amount of money. that should be inthe cash drawer will be readily ascertained.

The upper walls of the compartments 2 and 3 are cut away so that thefingers can be readily introduced to remove the slips and suitableplates 31 and 32 are provided for the receptacles 2 and 3, respectivelyupon which is placed, a sum equal to the value of each slip, over whichthe cost marks are placed. The tops of the compartments 2 and =8 mayalso be provided with suitable trays 33 and 3 1 for the reception ofvarious articles or implements used by the barbers. This device isadapted to be placed on a shelf or other convenient position adjacentthe barber so that he can have ready access thereto. If the customer isto receive a shave one of the slips 5 is removed from the compartment 3and used in the prescribed manner and the number of the slips so removedwill indicate the number of shaves given. This also applies to the slipscontained in the compartment 2. If a tonic is to be applied to the hairof the customer or if he is given a shampoo or massage the removal ofthe bottles from the receptacles 12 will permit the spring plates 15 toarise, whereupon the spring arms 17 will elevate the pawls 18 and engagethem with the next succeeding teeth on the disks so that when thebottles are returned to the receptacles the spring plates will bedepressed and the disks rotated the prescribed distance to bring theneXt succeeding number on the disk into view.

In summing up at the end of the days work the proprietor first takes thenumber of shaves given and multiplies such number by the cost of eachshave and it is likewise with the other slips and the numerals eX- posedon the disks. The totals thus obtained are then added together and themoneys contained in the money drawer counted and if a proper record hasbeen kept or the proper change made the sums total and the amount ofcash in the drawer will correspond. The proprietor then unlocks thefloor section 21 and swings the same upwardly on its hinges until thedisks are released and returned to their initial positions through themedium of the coil springs attached to the disks. The floor section isthen lowered and locked in its closed position when the device is againready for use.

hat I claim is In a device of the. class described, the combination of acabinet and a hinged top therefor, a rigid shaft in said cabinet, aregistering disk rotatably mounted 011 said shaft, a spring plate havingone end secured to said hinged top and the free end normally disposedthereabove, a plunger pin carried by the free end of said plate andextending through said hinged top, an arm carried by the under side ofsaid hinged top and having one end engaging said plunger, and a swingingpawl carried by said arm and resting upon said disk.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

ROSS H. TRIGKLE.

Witnesses:

BERTI-IA REDMAN, MARGARET TAYLOR.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. -l

